Box Score GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The University of Colorado Colorado Springs took an early 7-1 lead against top seed and eighth-ranked Colorado Mesa University, but the Mavericks responded and swept tonight's match of the RMAC Volleyball Tournament in Brownson Arena. Scores for Colorado Mesa (25-3) went 27-25, 25-11 and 25-17 against UCCS (12-16)

The Mountain Lions jumped out to a 7-1 lead against the Mavericks, spurred by a pair of kills and a block assist from Cassidy Bush. UCCS held a lead until Colorado Mesa used a 6-1 run late in the set to tie the match at 21-21. The Mountain Lions held set point at 24-23, but the Mavericks closed out the set on a 4-1 run to win the opening frame 27-25. Bush and Celeste Henderson each finished with four kills and Lauren Hahn made two blocks, one solo.

The Mavericks continued the momentum from the end of the first set and used a 10-point rally to take a 16-4 lead in the second set. All-RMAC First Team selection Kim Catlett made two service aces and added a pair of kills for the Mountain Lion offense, but Colorado Mesa took the 2-0 match lead on a 25-11 decision in the set.

Colorado Mesa took a 7-1 lead in the third set and led 10-3 before the Mountain Lions put together an eight-point rally and took the lead 11-10 to force a Maverick timeout. Colorado Mesa scored the first four points out of the timeout before a kill from Bush and Taylor Hamilton made it a one-point contest at 14-13, but the Mavericks went on a 6-1 run for a 20-14 lead and took the third set 25-17 and the match 3-0.

Bush led UCCS with eight kills and five blocks, and Catlett finished with a team-high two service aces and 19 digs.

UCCS ends the season in the conference postseason for the second time in the last three seasons and the first time under Head Coach Chrissy Elder. The Mountain Lions will lose one senior to graduation, Katie Maguire, who finished her three-year UCCS career with more than 600 digs on defense. UCCS will return a group of 10 freshmen and two all-conference honorees for 2015.